How we work

Introductory Meeting

Our initial meeting is highly consultative and gives Harvey Nash an opportunity to learn more about your needs and your company. We provide genuine advice based on accurate business and sector understanding and on your human resource requirements that will determine your organisations' direction and the definition of the candidate profile required to achieve your goals.

We cover at length how the new appointee will contribute to your success, what skills, experience and cultural fit are essential and the level of compensation that would be appropriate considering market conditions. Subsequent to this meeting, we prepare a proposal , that illustrates our understanding of your company, describes the role and the ideal candidate. We will recommend the candidate resourcing strategy, timescales, costs and clearly stake any organisations that will be off limits in our search strategy.

Constructing an Effective Search Strategy

We develop a comprehensive assignment brief combining what we've learned from you with our own knowledge of your industry. The result is a strategy that is able to answer two critical questions:

1) Where are the best candidates likely to be now?

2) How do we present your company's opportunity so it attracts credible interest from the outset?

We can, where appropriate, advertise your vacancy in the press and online. We will write advertising copy that will appeal to the target audience of candidates. This copy will be subject to your approval and can either incorporate your logo or be written in a confidential fashion for those assignments where discretion is required.

Candidate Identification & Evaluation

We take a thorough "research" approach to finding the best candidates. We leverage our industry contacts and identify the competitor companies where target candidates work. We then approach these individuals to understand their aspirations and, if we feel there is a potential fit, inform them of the opportunity. If the position has been advertised we will manage, review the response, contacting the relevant individuals who meet the requirements of the brief.The result from this proven process is a concise, vetted shortlist of the strongest candidates in the marketplace.

In evaluating our target candidate list, we personally meet/interview each individual. We describe and build genuine interest in your opportunity while closely assessing their professional background and experience. We can conduct assessment using both online psychometric tools and formal executive profiling.

Lastly, we choose the most qualified talent and create interview assessment reports that detail our evaluation of each recomended candidate. This process adds critical value as you are provided with a meaningful overview of the candidate's history, their suitability and how their employment will impact on your organisation. Ultimately, this will provide an early indication of the match for both the candidate and the company.

Interviewing Candidates

Collaborating with your team, we create the best possible interview process to meet your schedule. We provide details on location and interview team members whilst ensuring that candidates understand the full parameters of the role they are considering. Following your interviews, we debrief you and the candidates and broker communications between both parties.

Reference Checks & Credentials

We rigorously conduct reference and qualification checks as we strongly believe that the more you know, the better you will understand candidate strengths and weaknesses, which can accelerate the on-boarding process after a candidate is appointed. We can take a full 360-degree approach to our reference checks allowing for a balanced perspective on the candidate.

Choosing the Best Candidate

Up to this point, information has been exchanged extensively on the search details and feedback. The next stage is to decide which candidate from the shortlist is best suited to your need. We will work closely with you discussing the merits of your preferred candidates and help you to select the best candidate for your requirements,

Developing the Best Offer

The search process can succeed or fail at this critical stage. Our responsibility is to consult on what it will take in today's market to develop an offer that will close the deal with your selected candidate. We work with your team to develop an offer comprising base compensation, bonuses, equity, relocation and other factors that are acceptable to both you and your candidate.

Negotiating the Best Offer & Onboarding Process

At the approach of the closing of the candidate offer, we are the "representative" who presents the offer to the candidate on behalf of your company. This approach allows both parties to candidly express concerns regarding the offer whilst preserving their respective positions and not jeopardising any future relationship. Start dates are determined, and we help the candidate manage a successful disengagement process with their current employer. Finally, your selected candidate - the best candidate for the job - is ready to begin a new job and start contributing to your business' success!